Article Summary: Most hospitals are not proactively canceling elective surgeries, even in places seeing spikes in coronavirus cases, risking patient safety. By Samantha Young, KHN, Jul 09, 2020. Three months ago, the nation watched as… Read More
Article Summary: People with COVID-19 symptoms in March and April were often billed for expensive scans and bloodwork because they didn’t qualify due to strict testing criteria. By Julie Appleby, KHN, Jul 07, 2020. Fresh… Read More
By Peter Hunt, for APRA, Aug. 12, 2020. Working on the front lines as an emergency room doctor, it isn’t a matter of if you will become infected with COVID but when. An ER physician… Read More
Rebekah Jones, fired coronavirus data scientist, files whistleblower complaint By MARIO ARIZA, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL, JULY 17, 2020. Rebekah Jones, the Florida coronavirus data scientist who was fired in early May for alleged insubordination, has filed a whistleblower… Read More
By Christina Morales, The New York Times, Jun 29, 2020. The F.B.I. has issued a warning about scammers who advertise fraudulent Covid-19 antibody tests as a way to obtain personal information that can be used… Read More
By Maia Anderson, Becker’s Hospital Review, May 14, 2020. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a nonprofit watchdog for prescription drug safety, on May 14 published a list of medication errors reported by hospitals related… Read More
By SmithAmundsen. The United States has tested 3.2 million people for COVID-19, which is only about one percent of the population. It should come as no surprise that not every person who is ill is… Read More
By Darius Tahir and Mohana Ravindranath, Politico, Apr 28, 2020. Apple and Google are building massive coronavirus tracking apps. Government officials are disclosing infections to the public and pitching “immunity passports” and gadgets that can… Read More
By Judith Graham, KHN, Mar 30, 2020. A wrenching conflict is emerging as the COVID-19 virus storms through U.S. communities: Some patients are falling into a no man’s land between hospitals and nursing homes. Hospitals… Read More
By Noah Higgins-Dunn, CNBC, Mar 25, 2020. Consumers should beware of buying or using products that sellers claim will help diagnose, treat, cure or prevent COVID-19 as the coronavirus continues to sweep across the country,… Read More